Official Cup

Maracana
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Herbert Pluciennik started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, 11ABRASIL's Eusébio Pelé sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meng Yan Jing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan Pająk during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Meng Yan Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Per Hellgren in the 8th minute. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Per Hellgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Meng Yan Jing made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Jan Pająk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Zoff was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. With his leg Meng Yan Jing managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when 11ABRASIL's Per Hellgren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Per Hellgren might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meng Yan Jing. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Per Hellgren ran back to his position shaking his head. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Pająk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Vladimír Šmicer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes, Abandon All Hope's Jiang Sang Qing shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dino Zoff came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Abandon All Hope reached it. 29 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Per Hellgren. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Fu Wei Di got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Abandon All Hope from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing got control of the ball when Per Hellgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Pluciennik in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Pająk in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dino Zoff prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Dunajski during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Meng Yan Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Pelé in the 44th minute of play. Jan Pająk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jan Pająk made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Jan Pająk in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dino Zoff, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Jan Pająk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Zoff was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Herbert Pluciennik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meng Yan Jing was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Pluciennik in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ye Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Hellgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 69th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Pelé in the 69th minute of the match. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Hellgren in the 76th minute of the match. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Hellgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Hellgren in the 84th minute of the match. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Pelé, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Hellgren in the 88th minute of play. If Jan Pająk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meng Yan Jing came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by 11ABRASIL's Herbert Pluciennik. But to his dismay, Herbert Pluciennik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. When the referee ended the match the 11ABRASIL players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.